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19+ Books By Muslim Authors To Add To Your #MuslimShelfSpace In 2019

2018 was a great year for books by Muslim authors. Beginning with Love, Hate And Other Filters by Samira Ahmed and ending with A Very Large Expanse Of Sea by Tahereh Mafi, both books were completely unapologetic about the experience of growing up as a Muslim-American teen in post 9/11 America and rightfully claimed their spots on the New York Times Bestsellers list.

Going into 2019, I completely underestimated just how many books by Muslim authors we get to look forward to! As always, this list is not exhaustive but it’s a good place to start if expanding that #MuslimShelfSpace is one of your new year’s resolutions. And what better way to welcome in twenty nineteen and celebrate two years of an incredible initiative than with plenty of books to add to your already brimming bookshelves?

I’ve been reading books that positively represent fat women–and don’t have the character date or diet her way to happiness. Do any of these fit that description? I’d love to include more books with Muslim characters.

I’m not too sure, since none of these books are out yet and I haven’t read them! I really enjoyed The Upside Of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli, and Sandhya Menon’s There’s Something About Sweetie is releasing in May 2019 – neither of them have Muslim characters but they have positive representation as far as I know!

Hello! I’m an unapologetically British-Muslim writer and blogger with a passion for talking stories and telling stories. This blog is a scrapbook of sorts and a collection of my thoughts on a range of topics: from books to bullet journaling, diversity, identity and everything in between.